Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-29
HITS OUTSIDE THE DIAMOND.

I The New Ravens Go to Newark-sev 1 eral Players object to Going by Boa, -The Rainy Weather Prevents Many Games-The National League Season Opens-Other Notes.
 The New Haven club started yesterday morning early for Newark. At Bridgeport according to arrangements, the team took the steamer Rosedale for New York. The Bridgeport Farmer says that several of the players objected, however, to this arrange ment, preferring to go all the way by rail. By taking the boat at Bridgeport the fare the whole distance would be only half what it would be by rail. The rain interfered with almost all of the games yesterday.
 This is what the Base Ball Gazette says of Dawson, the new pitcher in view by Manager DonnelIy:
 ''King, St. Louis new pitcher, made good start pitcher tried by Won der Ahe this hence the school eacher,recommended by Carruthers, was re- leased and kaes, young @ man from ,Com1skey s home and nothing said about it. :"
 Keefe, the new pitcher for Hartford and recently of Washington, is considered a valu- able acquisition. His action in practice is
 
 have released Fletcher. In the opening game of the Eastern league tomorrow Springfelds will play in Hartford. Gruber and Leahy will be the Hartford battery.
 James Kelly of this city goes to Waterbury to-day to receive instructions as to umpiring from the secretary of the league. Umpires Begley and Garfield will be there also.
 fha who also achieved considerable notoriety from having expended considerable time and about 9,000 in an effort to become Thigh rollern at faro, has begun legal proceedings for the recovery of money against several prominent local gamblers in Chicago. In a petition filed in the Superior court he alleges that he lost $9, 900 in the gambling establishments, the names of whose proprietors he gives. The proprietors of Mo- 125 Clark street claim that the case against them is in the nature of blackmail and that they will prove that Carrutners has won from them instead of they having won from him. ''Bobby' has very wealthy uncle there who will not hesitate to spend twice 5000 to bring the faro banks to book. The bill prohibiting Sunday ball playing in the State has been defeated in the Illinois legislature
 Manager James Mutrie of the New York team says that Keefe will be the best pitcher
  the Giants will win the pennant if they do not change the rules on him again.
 Grant, the off-colored second baseman of the Buffalos, has been nicknamed "Black Dunlap"
 THE NEW YORK GAME.
 The National league opened it's season yes- terday, not very auspiciouslv, for everything was dampened by the rain. But the weather was good enough to clear up and let the New 1>nA s1z1 -1 Wright's men were in excellent trim and it was expected that they would beat the New Works, who were in not very good condition. The game was close and exciting. There were two changes in the makeup of the home team, Ewing playing second base in place of Joe Gerhardt and Gore taking Ewing's place in centre field. Keefe pitched under the new rules with good effect. O'Rourke caught The score was to in favor of the home team.
 THE "BABY'' OF THE LEAGUE NEARLY GETS
 The Detroits did not have such an easy time with the 'baby" of the league as they imagined they would have. The ''Hoosiers" demonstrated that they are made of first class material and are not going to take a back seat this year, if it is the clubs first season in the National league. The home team gave the Detroits a hard rub and they will remember it. The score, to in favor of Detroit, shows how close the contest was. There were extensive preparations for the opening game, there being street parade and band concert before the game. Captain Glasscock is well pleased with the showing of his men.
 GAMES POSTPONED.
 The game at Washington against the Bos- tons had to be postponed on account of the weather, as was also the other league game at Pittsburg, where the Chicagos were to play.
 Ease Ball Yesterday.